Gareth Gates
Gareth Gates
Gareth Paul Gatesis an English singer-songwriter. He was the runner-up in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol. Gates has sold over 3.5 million records in the UK. He is also known for having a stutter, and has talked about his speech impediment publicly. Gates used the McGuire Programme to manage the problem and is now a speech coach with the programme...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionPop Singer
Date of Birth12 July 1984
CityBradford, England
fighting thinking hot
Although I fancy Britney, I think Shakira is hot too. Maybe I could let them fight over me. I'm a young lad and I've got to keep my options open.
marriage kids offers
I've had lots of offers of marriage and from women wanting to have my kids.
athlete moments bits
The moment an athlete doesn't train, things start to get a bit rusty.
eight musical theatre
I love musical theatre because I love doing a live performance eight times a week.
jobs hard-work phones
Young adults living with a stutter is hard work. How do they handle job interviews? What do they do when the phone rings? How do they chat someone up? All these things the average person takes for granted prove to be a stammerers biggest challenge.
opinion reviews entitled
If I get a bad review, I dont take it personally because everyone is entitled to their opinion.
people speak teach
I never even dreamt that I'd be in a position to teach other people to speak better.
age girls last lots
The last thing I wanted was to be with someone who's the same age as me and wanted the limelight, wanted the attention. There's lots of girls out there who do.
best boyfriend means spend
I haven't been the best boyfriend or husband, and that means I don't get to spend every day with my daughter.
I like to have quiet evenings and relax.
life people remember saw stammer stand time worked
Before all this happened, I always used to see my stammer as being a negative, all my life, but then when I went on 'Pop Idol,' and the first time I saw it on television, it was really, really bad, but also it made me stand out; it made people remember me. So for the first time in my life, it worked to my advantage.